The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-06-03
THE RIGHTS OF SETTLERS.
Railroad Indemnity Lands to be Opened for Set
tlemcnt-Order Issued to the Land Grant
Railroads

tltment-Order Issued to the Land Grant
Railroads.
The secretary of the interior has issued
d rule upon land grant railroads to show
cause why the order of withdrawal from
settlement OF lands within their indemnity
limit should not be revoked and the
same opened to settlement entry. He says;
1t appearing from the records OF this de-
partment that orders Withdrawing lands
from settlement under the public land laws
within the indemnity limits Of the follow.
ing list OF land grant railroads are still ex.
listing, and that these several roads have
either made selection to all lands to
which they are respectively entitled or selec-
ted all liable to such selection in lieu OF
those lots in place within the limits of their
respective grants, viz. The clist is very long.
but the following are these in which tho
people OF this section are emostimmediately
interested. Cedar Rapids ,G Missouri Riv-
er, Dubuque Il Pacific, Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul, in Iowa; Southern Minncso ota,
st. Paul Il Sioux City, Winona & st. Peter,
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba, main
line, Brainerd branch, Hastings & Oak ota,
Lake Superior u Mississippi, MINES otaCen-
trail, Northern Pacific, st. Vincent cxten.
sion, in Minnesota; Chicago & Northwest
ern, Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha, Minnesota Farm Mortgage, North.
ern Pacific, in Wisconsin; Northern Pacific
in Dakota Northern Pacific, main line,
Walulia to Spokane Falls, Spokane Falls
to Pend d'Orelle, Pend d'Oreille to Mon
tana, Yakima to Ausworth, Ainsworth
to Salank Creek, Tacoma east %
miles, 20 to 30 east, and it now
appearing from said records that there is
not sufficient reasons for longer continuing
in force said several orders withdrawal,
now a rule is hereby entered on several
land grant railroad companies to show
cause on or before June 30 1887, why said
orders OF withdrawal from settlement of
lands within the indemnity limits OF their
roads should not be revoked and the
lands therein embraced restored to settle
ment. Returnable before the secretary OF
the interior June % 1887, at 10 o'clock
a. III.
a rule similar in all respects save as to
the date upon which returnabie-June IS,
1887, has been issued by the secretary to
those roads which have not informed the
interior department to what extent they
are entitled to lands within their indemni-
ty limits by reason OF thoselost in place OF
their respective grants. The following are
under this rule:
In Montana, Northern Pacific; in Idaho
Northern Pacific; in Oregon, Northern Pa
ciffc, Oregon x California.
WHAT MIR. LAMAR SAYS:
Secretary Lamar is thus quoted:
Ny letter to the president as to certain in
dcmnity Withdrawals is only the first step
towards Il revocation OF all indemnity
Withdrawals remaining in all parts OF the
country. l am fully convinced that all
tho lands which have been withdrawn
from settlement at various times to al
low the land grant corporations to select
IL Il
ed without delay for settlement, and this
is what | shall do. Every indemnity
withdrawal will be revoked by
me without unnecessary delay. My
first order on the subject sim
ply clears the ground for the complete nc-
tion on which have determined. shall
revoke every indemnity withdrawal and
open all indemnity lands to settlers at
once. Within the granted limits the land
grant corporations have certain rights to
the exclusion OF the people. This is by
act OF congress. Within the indemnity
limits the corporations have their rights
OF selection only in common with the peo-
pie.
INDIAN LANDS.
The numerous leases of Indian lands by
cattlemen | shall sweep away. Ii they
were allowed to subsist, the Indians who
have made leases OF this kind, for which
there is no authority OF law, would be in
duced to resist the law -oi congress com.
manding their settlement in severalty.
shall, therefore, give proper notice
presently that the cattle must bc
removed and tho leases annuled If we
have been Obliged to use troops to keep
settlers out OF Indian lands, or lands held
by agreement for Indians, then we may
surely use troops il necessary to driveoif
and keep of cattle just as have found it
necessary lately to employ troops to tear
the cattle lease men will not obey in good
faith, ! shall not hesitate to compel
prompt obedience. The law ci congress
must be carried out.